Comic Title: Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #82
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: February 1989
On Sale Date: December 13, 1988 Shipping Date December 13, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #11

Shipping Date December 15, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #154

Direct Market Date December 15, 1988
Source: Comic Shop News, #75, #76

Copyright Date December 13, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 32
Editor: Dennis J. O'Neil

Title: "Back to Campus"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Firestorm (Post-Crisis)

Writer: John Ostrander
Penciller: Thomas Grindberg
Inker: Sam DeLaRosa
Inker: Arne Starr
Letterer: Duncan Andrews
Colorist: Nansi Hoolahan

Feature Character(s)

• Firestorm (last appearance in Invasion #3; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83)
• Mikhail Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #81; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83)
• Martin Stein (behind-the-scenes; last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #81; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83)

Supporting Character(s)

• Firehawk (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #81; next appearance in Blasters Special #1)
• Emily Rice (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #76; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83)
• Nina Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #81; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #82)
• Irena and Sofia Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #81; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #82)
• Serafina Arkadin (last appearance in Invasion #3; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83)
• Alexander Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #78; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83)

Villain(s)

• Parasite (last appearance in Firestorm Annual #5; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #86)
• Killer Frost (last appearance in Firestorm Annual #5; next appearance in Firestorm #94)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Simon LaGrieve (last appearance in Suicide Squad #23; next appearance in Suicide Squad #24)

Other Character(s)

• Joe and Tony (security guards; both die in this story; no further appearances)
• Podgorny (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #81; no further appearances)
• General Trofimov (Nina's father; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83)
• Konstantin (Nina's brother; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83)
• Sylvia Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #74; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83)

Comments:
Following this story, a Firestorm imposter appears in Justice League International #24 and Blasters Special #1. This must be an imposter because, both stories take place after Invasion, and both stories show Firestorm with his original costume. The real Firestorm was unable to form, as shown in this story. By the time, the real Firestorm is able to reform, there is insufficient time for him to appear elsewhere before assuming his new appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #85. The identity of this imposter (or even acknowledgement that it isn't the real Firestorm) has never been revealed.

Synopsis:
Ronnie Raymond returns to Vandermeer University following his recovery from the effects of the meta-gene bomb. He is happy to learn that the after effects of the bomb have cured Lorraine Reilly of the radiation poisoning from which she suffered. However, he has not tried to form Firestorm since the cure took effect.

When Killer Frost escapes from one of the University laboratories, Ron tries to fuse with Mikhail. However, a psychic backlash causes the fusion to fail. This leaves Firehawk to face Killer Frost alone. Ron is able to help by turning a fire hose on the villain. Her own cold powers encase Frost in a block of ice.

Ron is left to wonder if he can ever become Firestorm again.